Electro-Harmonix B9 Organ Machine review

Organise your guitar sound

Our Verdict

Being able to play organ from a guitar? We are gobsmacked! Now we can all play Green Onions.

Pros

Adapt your playing and it really works! Nine presets to play with.

Cons

Not a lot.

The ever-prolific Electro-Harmonix is constantly expanding its range. Here, we focus on the B9, designed to make your guitar sound like an organ.

"If you adapt your technique and think like an organist, it can sound eerily authentic"

Two knobs set the level of dry and emulated organ sound at the main output, while the Dry output can deliver unprocessed signal to an additional amp. Nine presets are provided via a rotary switch, covering a range of classic organ sounds.

Two knobs adjust parameters: for the presets that reproduce Hammond organ sounds, they add chorus (for rotary speaker simulation) and key click; and for the Vox Continental sound they control realistic vibrato. There's also tremolo for a cathedral organ and an electric piano/ organ hybrid.